Dataset Description
Data on historical diphtheria cases in the United States, compiled from a selection of sources from the US CDC.
Sources for each year are as follows:
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1937: Public Health Reports, Vol. 53, No. 44 - Health Conditions in the United States as Indicated by Mortality Rates, 1929-38
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2000: Historical Summaries of Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1969–2000
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2001-2006: Historical Summaries of Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1975–2006
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2016-2022: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)